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regretfully

adverb

re·​gret·​ful·​ly ri-ˈgret-fə-lē How to pronounce regretfully (audio)
1
: with regret : in a regretful way
had to regretfully decline the invitation
speaking/sighing regretfully
Having said all that, I must also say, regretfully, that "The Road to Mecca" seemed somehow unsatisfying to me, though I'm not sure why. Mimi Kramer
2
used to say that something is regretted
Regretfully, I won't be able to help.

Example Sentences

“I must leave now,” he said regretfully. I must regretfully decline your invitation.
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Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of regretfully was in 1682

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